SOCIAL DISTANCING DEVASTATING TO NATION'S PSYCHE

Stephen Moore: Drug Overdoses Spike During Social Distancing

 By Stephen Moore | July 21, 2020 | 10:23am EDT

 

 

 

A woman wearing a face mask walks past a social distancing sign. (Photo credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images)

"Are you lonesome tonight? / Do you miss me tonight? / Are you sorry we drifted apart? / Does your memory stray to a brighter, sunny day?" — Elvis Presley

Loneliness is such a sad affair, as the saying goes, and our politicians have succeeded in turning America into a lonely nation by decree. We are going on four months now of lock-ins, business shutdowns and few, if any, social gatherings. What this is doing to the nation's psyche has been devastating.

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